John F. Kennedy Middle

John F. Kennedy Middle is one of the compact intermediate schools in Suffolk, Virginia, overseen by Suffolk City Public Schools, with 498 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Across the 19 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools (14,565 students total), John F. Kennedy Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, John F. Kennedy Middle lists that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder reads as 15% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, John F. Kennedy Middle has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, John F. Kennedy Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

Around the school, Suffolk city reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,666 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Suffolk city's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,565 students), John F. Kennedy Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Booker T. Washington Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John F. Kennedy Middle at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 528 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 78% to 70%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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